The Night He Steps Out of the Dark
Lyra's POV
"He is close."
The words left my mouth like a warning and the whole road went still and Kael's face changed first and then Darius's.
The warriors around us tightened their grip on their weapons, no one asked who, no one needed to.
They knew and I could see it in their eyes, the fear, the tension and the waiting.
Darius's hand stayed on my shoulder, it was firm and grounding.
"Can you stand?" he asked. I tried but my legs shook the moment I pushed myself up and Kael caught my elbow before I fell again and then I flinched .
Not because I hated his touch, because I still knew it too well, he noticed and his jaw tightened, but he said nothing.
Darius did not miss and his face darkened.
"We are not moving farther t
